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05/28/2005 11:16:25 AM · #1 |
I caught a Great White Heron this morning over in the Central Park Lake.
Unfortunately it's not nearly sharp enough for the Challenge and I lost some image quality in the post production too but I thought the bird fans out there might still appreciate it.
Cheers
Message edited by author 2005-05-28 11:25:21.
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05/28/2005 11:50:18 AM · #2 |
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05/28/2005 12:00:31 PM · #3 |
sofapez-thanx for the comment.
I'm trying to stick with the sharpest possible images because with my silhouettes entry, I used a shallow dof which was a fiasco. I liked it but the voters didn't. So unless I want my "votes recieved average" to plummet, I'd better stick with what works for the voters.
I don't need to win but getting nailed in the booty isn't much fun.
Message edited by author 2005-05-28 12:00:51.
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05/28/2005 12:17:51 PM · #4 |
| To me the biggest issue with this photograph is that the subject is overexposed. Without any detail in the wings and parts of the body, it's certainly not going to look its sharpest. However, I like the composition regardless...Good capture. |
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05/28/2005 03:51:56 PM · #5 |
Around here we would call that bird a Great Egret. With white birds, be they egrets, herons, or swans, it's tricky to get the right exposure. You want to get detail in their feathers without making them look gray. At the suggestion of a fine bird shooter, jbsmithana, I have been using -1, or more, exposure compensation. Other than the very bright white feathers, this looks like a fine capture to me. Focus and sharpness are good; and I like the composure - the bird is the subjest but the clearness of the water, the reflections, and the wee bit of motion blur in the wingtips all are all positives.
What lens did you use? .. and what exposure settings?
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05/28/2005 04:29:47 PM · #6 |
I used a Sigma 105mm Macro. I just bought it yesterday and it's going to be fixed for a while so I can learn what it can do.
I used f7.1 at 1/800 which should have been enough to avoid the blown highlights or so I thought but the bird moved into slightly brighter territory and there's not much control I had over that.
I never shoot birds, bugs or flowers but I'm finding that a macro lens draws you to them like a magnet. I've had two good days so far, firing away and think this was a great investment since the lens is also good for portraits and gives you good distance without much of the lighting problems that come with the shorter lenses.
-1 exp comp? If I'm quick enough, I'm there. Thanx.
Message edited by author 2005-05-28 17:19:12.
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05/28/2005 06:01:16 PM · #7 |
Hhhmmmmmm.... 105mm? you got pretty close to that big boy. Not much you can do about it if they fly out of shade into sunlight, they never pause for me when I have to make adjustments, lol. Keep up the good work.
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